Eateries seem to be doing so more out of compulsion than option and prefer packaged water if they are not carrying their own bottles, he added. Akash Damble of Soiree Restaurant in Hotel Saket here said earlier they used to receive customers from as far as Jharsuguda and the tables were booked in advance even on weekdays but their business has declined by half since the jaundice outbreak. On November 28 last year, the district administration had convened a meeting of the owners of restaurants and eateries and asked them to follow food safety rules to prevent spread of the disease.
A drive to destroy unhygienic and stale food was also undertaken in the city. Food Safety Officer, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation, Rudra Pratap Mandal said around 30 quintals of unhygienic food have been destroyed in the last one and a half months. The drive would continue till normalcy is restored, he added. As per the report of the Health Department, 2,862 persons have been affected and 21 have succumbed to jaundice in the city.
FDA should not wait for complaints to come in. Based on news reports too they should act effectively.
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